pc with final scratch...

Matt du Jardin · Post by **Matt du Jardin** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:11 pm

I'd get a MAC, the O/S is a lot more stable then a PC. Although saying that if you just have a base build with XP SP2 and FS or Serato or what ever you should be pretty much OK. Just don't install any other sh1t on it. Good thing with a MAC of course is that you can install XP on it anway and dual boot.

Van_Cool · Post by **Van_Cool** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:14 pm

You should check www.djdecks.be
Its a dj program that also supports vinyl contoll, you only need a Final scratch record and a soundcard that supports ASIO..

clinc · Post by **clinc** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:59 pm

MarcAshken wrote:gutted, get a pc

um.... no way!
since firewire was designed completely by Apple for Apple machines, wouldn't it make to purchase a piece of hardware that the interface was designed for?

Sony decided to adopt firewire and call it interlink for video devices to work with mac products. T the reason that windows adopted the interface was to compete in the marketplace of professional video and sound design.
The interface is also known as IEEE 1394.

hope that helps to steer you in the right direction.

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:04 pm

clinc wrote:since firewire was designed completely by Apple for Apple machines.

not really, apple headed it up, but several companies were involved in the ieee working group (including sony and ibm). That's why it's officially called ieee 1394.

but you're right, you're much likely to get better support of it on an apple (or sony) laptop.

one big plus of the apples is that they usually use the 6-pin connectors, so you don't need to plug the scratch amp into a power source. most pc laptops use the 4-pin, which doesn't carry power.

clinc · Post by **clinc** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:21 pm

brianc wrote:
clinc wrote:since firewire was designed completely by Apple for Apple machines.
not really, apple headed it up, but several companies were involved in the ieee working group (including sony and ibm). That's why it's officially called ieee 1394.

but you're right, you're much likely to get better support of it on an apple (or sony) laptop.

one big plus of the apples is that they usually use the 6-pin connectors, so you don't need to plug the scratch amp into a power source. most pc laptops use the 4-pin, which doesn't carry power.

clinc · Post by **clinc** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:23 pm

um...sort of! I had the opportunity to meet with one of the members of the engineering team in california. IBM and Sony were involved to make sure their PC's could utilize the interface (internal power issue) and so windows could code it into the OS. As an operating system, Unix actually had more involvement in the project then windows did.

I do agree with the 6/4 pin connector issue though...

cheers.

clinc wrote:
brianc wrote:
clinc wrote:since firewire was designed completely by Apple for Apple machines.
not really, apple headed it up, but several companies were involved in the ieee working group (including sony and ibm). That's why it's officially called ieee 1394.

but you're right, you're much likely to get better support of it on an apple (or sony) laptop.

one big plus of the apples is that they usually use the 6-pin connectors, so you don't need to plug the scratch amp into a power source. most pc laptops use the 4-pin, which doesn't carry power.